Category Archives: Regular meeting

I can say without a doubt, but quite happily, that you never know what to expect at a Beyond Words meeting … Our speakers were: Gaétane Ferland – CC4, How to Say It – “Born this Way!” … very, very … Continue reading →

Thanks to the Toastmasters who braved the snowstorm to come out to join us! We had a small quality meeting focusing on “How to be Top Dog at Table Topics” (aka, how to win the upcoming contest!), which allowed everyone to … Continue reading →

We welcomed Concordia Toastmasters to help them kick off their educational tour, “Concordia Represents” a project initiated by Beyond Words member, Giridhar Raghunathan, under the guidance of his mentor, Bonnie Mak. (Beyond Words is the place to go for advanced mentoring!) … Continue reading →

It is always a pleasure to start a meeting with the induction of a new member.  I still remember the induction I had years back at my home club, Dorval, it brought tears to my eyes … Welcome, Epitace Nobera, … Continue reading →

Another fun meeting which started out with our Chairperson, Marie-Chantal Côté, introducing a first for the club … a wonderful Moment of SLAM POETRY! Thanks, Dumindra Kandana Arachchige for your beautiful words. Rick Chandler, our Toastmaster, led an exciting educational … Continue reading →

AWESOMENESS happened today! Giridhar Raghunathan got inducted as a member of Beyond Words. Dorval City Toastmasters became our official parent club sponsor, yaay! Dorval is my home club … so nice that several of my peeps came out to support us, Joseph … Continue reading →

What fun! Artem Ploujnikov, our VP Education, decided to Halloween our meeting up a bit, hence the creepy giant spider and the scary witch … BOO! Rick Chandler was our enthusiastic Toastmaster, especially delightful when he joked that “arrogant American” … Continue reading →

The fun thing about our club is that you never know what to expect … Though we have a defined structure and vision, we colour our meetings with lots of vibrancy and creativity, sometimes colouring within the lines, and sometimes … not. … Continue reading →

Super fun meeting with lots of laughs! To facilitate the special meeting program, we introduced the concept of the TOASTCHAIR. What a hoot, every time someone addressed me as “Madame Toastchair”, especially Giridhar Raghunathan, our Advanced Timer, who also got … Continue reading →

Our Chairperson, Aziz Saud, said it best … “It’s not about the quantity, it’s about the quality!” And definitely, Beyond Words has quality in spades … in the members, the visitors, the program, the speeches, the evaluations, and in our … Continue reading →